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Economic Botany
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Economic Botany

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Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/12231

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 414 6 6 4
Ecology and Evolution 510 12 23 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 23
Documents by Best Scientists*: 33
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 82
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.362
Impact Factor: 1.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Economic Botany?

The journal investigates studies in Plant ecology, Botany, Agroforestry, Plant physiology and Ecology. The studies on Plant ecology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Domestication, Ethnobotany and Agronomy, Crop. The journal explores topics in Ethnobotany which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Traditional knowledge, Ethnology and Socioeconomics.

Botany research discussed connects with the study of Horticulture. In addition to Agroforestry research, Economic Botany aims to explore topics under Agriculture, Tropics and Environmental protection.

  • Plant ecology (50.13%)
  • Botany (33.74%)
  • Agroforestry (17.35%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The useful plants of Tambopata, Peru: I. Statistical hypotheses tests with a new quantitative technique (609 citations)
  • Races of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris, Fabaceae) (581 citations)
  • Phaseolin-protein Variability in Wild Forms and Landraces of the Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris ): Evidence for Multiple Centers of Domestication (437 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Economic Botany:

The most cited papers primarily focus on research topics in Plant ecology, Botany, Ethnobotany, Agroforestry and Ecology. The journal publications explore research in Domestication and overlapping concepts in Mesoamerica to expand the discourse in Plant ecology. The studies on Botany discussed at the most cited papers can also contribute to research in the domains of Range (biology) and Horticulture.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • World War II

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Economic Botany generally zeroes in on subjects such as Ethnobotany, Plant ecology, Agriculture, Agroforestry and Socioeconomics. Topics in Ethnobotany explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Amazon basin, Amazon rainforest, Ethnology and Humanities. The concepts on Plant ecology presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Zea mays, Phytolith, Archaeology, Woodland and Subsistence agriculture.

The studies in Agriculture featured incorporate elements of Ipomoea, Cultivar, Horticulture and Diversity (politics). Agroforestry research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Conservation status, Domestication, Aframomum, Genus and Commercialization. The work on Socioeconomics tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Addiction, Traditional knowledge, Flora and Ethnomedicine.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Migrant Pharmacopoeias: An Ethnobotanical Survey of Four Caribbean Communities in Amazonia (French Guiana) (0 citations)
  • Hop (Humulus lupulus L.): Traditional and Present Use, and Future Potential (0 citations)
  • Caribbean Women's Health and Transnational Ethnobotany. (0 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Economic Botany (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Daniel F. Austin (83 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Dorothea Bedigian (48 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Richard Evans Schultes (41 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Julia F. Morton (40 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Neil A. Harriman (35 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Economic Botany (based on the number of publications) are:

  • United States Department of Agriculture (208 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Harvard University (98 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Missouri Botanical Garden (79 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Washington University in St. Louis (66 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • New York Botanical Garden (63 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 7.14% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.29% of all publications and 78.57% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Hop (Humulus lupulus L.): Traditional and Present Use, and Future Potential

    Helena Korpelainen;Maria Pietiläinen

    (2021)
    57 Citations
  • Gender and Trait Preferences for Banana Cultivation and Use in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Literature Review

    Pricilla Marimo;Cynthia Caron;Inge Van den Bergh;Rhiannon Crichton

    (2020)
    43 Citations
  • The Contribution of Wild Edible Plants to the Mediterranean Diet: An Ethnobotanical Case Study Along the Coast of Campania (Southern Italy)

    R. Motti;G. Bonanomi;V. Lanzotti;R. Sacchi

    (2020)
    37 Citations
  • Myrtle, Basil, Rosemary, and Three-Lobed Sage as Ritual Plants in the Monotheistic Religions: an Historical–Ethnobotanical Comparison

    Amots Dafni;Theodora Petanidou;Irini Vallianatou;Ekaterina Kozhuharova

    (2020)
    24 Citations
  • From Bush Mangoes to Bouillon Cubes: Wild Plants and Diet among the Baka, Forager-Horticulturalists from Southeast Cameroon

    Sandrine Gallois;Thomas Heger;Tinde van Andel;Tinde van Andel;Bonaventure Sonké

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • The Inextricable Link Between Food and Linguistic Diversity: Wild Food Plants among Diverse Minorities in Northeast Georgia, Caucasus

    Andrea Pieroni;Andrea Pieroni;Renata Sõukand;Rainer W. Bussmann

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • Comparing Apples and Pears: the Hidden Diversity of Central African Bush Mangoes (Irvingiaceae)

    Sandrine Gallois;Tinde van Andel;Tinde van Andel;Tinde van Andel;Thomas Heger;Bonaventure Sonké

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Use and Cultural Significance of Raphia Palms

    Suzanne Mogue Kamga;Grischa Brokamp;Ariane Cosiaux;Abdon Awono

    (2020)
    11 Citations

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